Brother Bear (2003)

Joaquin Phoenix: Kenai

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Quotes 

• Kenai : I'm not a bear. I hate bears.

  Rutt : Well, gee, eh, you're one big beaver.

• [trying to break the news to Koda that he killed his mother] 

  Kenai : Koda, there's... something I ought to... you know that story you told me last night?

  Koda : Yeah.

  Kenai : Well, I have a story to tell you.

  Koda : Really? What's it about?

  Kenai : Well, it's kind of about a man... and kind of about a bear. But mostly, it's about a monster.

• Koda : Mom says the spirits make all the magical changes in the world, like how the leaves change color, or how the moon changes shape, or tadpoles change into frogs...

  Kenai : Yeah, I get it. You know, for a change, maybe they could just leave things alone.

  Koda : What do you mean?

  Kenai : My brother's a spirit, and if it wasn't for him, I... I wouldn't be here.

  Koda : You have a brother up there? What happened to him?

  Kenai : He was killed by a bea... by a monster.

  Koda : What's your brother's name?

  Kenai : Sitka.

  Koda : Thanks, Sitka. If it weren't for you, I would have never met Kenai.

  [lays down on the mammoth's tusks, sighs] 

  Koda : I always wanted a brother.

• Kenai : Enough with the stories. I don't care about the time you and Binky found the world's biggest pine cone ever.

  Koda : First of all, his name's Bucky, not Binky. And second, it wasn't a pine cone, it was a pine nut, and it was huge, even bigger than your fat head.

• Tuke : How's it going, bear?

  Kenai : Don't call me that.

  Tuke : Sorry, um... Mister Bear?

• Kenai : [of his totem]  The bear of love?

  Tanana : A love that connects and unites all living things.

  [Kenai looks back to see Denahi laughing silently at him] 

  Kenai : [whispering]  Who wants to trade?

  Tanana : There is NO trading!

  [smacks him over the head] 

• Denahi : Killing that bear won't make you a man.

  Kenai : Oh, NOW you're trying to be wise?

  Denahi : I'm trying to follow my totem. Why can't you do the same?

  Kenai : You really think love has anything to do with being a man? A MAN wouldn't just sit here and do nothing.

• [Kenai tells Denahi he wants to remain a bear to watch over Koda] 

  Kenai : But... Denahi...

  Denahi : It's all right, Kenai. No matter what you choose, you'll always be my little brother.

  [they hug and Kenai transforms back into a bear] 

  Denahi : Whoa... Did I say little?

• [after a caribou stampede] 

  Kenai : Never try to milk a caribou.

• Kenai : I was transformed into a bear, magically. I was lifted into the sky by my brother.

  Tuke : Uh-huh.

  Tuke : [fake cough]  You're *crazy*!

  Rutt : Gesundheit.

  Tuke : [fake cough]  No, a *fruitcake*!

  Rutt : Are you okay?

  Tuke : [fake cough]  No, that *bear* over *there*! He's *crazy*!

  Kenai : I'm not crazy!

  Tuke : Who ever said you were? We understand. either.

  Kenai : You do?

  Tuke : Yeah, we're not really moose either.

  Rutt : We're not?

  Tuke : No, we're more... like squirrels.

  Rutt : Oh, yeah. Beauty, eh? Well, he's a squirrel. I'm more of a pure-breed wolverine. Look at these cuspids. Rrrr!

  Tuke : Give him some room.

  Kenai : Why am I even talking to a couple of dumb moose?

  Tuke : No, we're squirrels, eh?

  Rutt : Wolverine.

• [about receiving his totem] 

  Kenai : Yeah, I'll probably get, like, a sabretooth tiger for bravery, or strength, or greatness, you know, something that fits me...

  Denahi : How about a mammoth for your fat head? Just make sure you get that basket tied up.

  Kenai : Don't worry! No stupid bear's gonna get anywhere near this fish!

  Denahi : Just tie it up.

• Kenai : I'm not a beaver, I'm a bea-, no, I mean I'm not a bear, I'm a MAN!

• Kenai : You ready?

  Denahi : For what?

  Kenai : We're going after the bear.

  Denahi : I know what you're feeling, but... but killing that bear is wrong.

  Kenai : Wrong? Our brother is dead and it's because of THAT monster.

  Denahi : I don't blame the bear, Kenai.

• Kenai : Hey, I've got a mountain to get to. Come on, kid.

  Koda : I told you before. My name's Koda. Say it with me... Ko-da.

  Kenai : Are you sure your mom didn't ditch you, Ko-da?

• [after Kenai got his totem "The Bear of Love"] 

  Denahi : THERE he is. Ha ha! Come here, lover boy.

  [noogies him] 

  Kenai : Leave me alone.

  Denahi : Aw, Kenai wait... I'm sorry.

  Kenai : ...What?

  Denahi : Your totem... I think it's really great.

  Kenai : You do?

  Denahi : Yeah. And I made you something...

  Kenai : Really?

  Kenai : [throws a band of flowers on his head]  Now when you skip around loving everybody... you'll smell so sweet!

  Sitka : WELL, isn't this nice. Instead of fighting you're giving each other flowers.

  Denahi : Yeah. Isn't it lovely? He's so in touch with his totem already!

  Sitka : Hey, dog breath, go take care of the fish.

  Denahi : Sure.

  [while prancing around throwing flowers] 

  Denahi : Kenai loves me, he loves me not. Kenai loves me, he loves me not...

• Sitka : [to Kenai of Denahi]  Hey, bonehead, just because his totem is wisdom doesn't mean he's wise. I mean, look at him.

  Denahi : Kenai loves me, he loves me not...

  [upsets a dog and backs away] 

  Denahi : Whoa.

  Girls : Hi, Denahi.

  Denahi : Uh, hi...

  [he backs into the dog and gets bitten in the rear] 

  Kenai : Oooh.

• [about hunters] 

  Koda : Why do they hate us, Kenai?

  Kenai : We're bears.

  Koda : So?

  Kenai : So... you know how they are! They're... they're killers.

  Koda : Wait a minute, who's the killers?

  Kenai : Bears.

  Koda : What? Which bears? I'm not like that, and you're not like that!

  Kenai : Well, obviously not all bears, I mean, you're okay, but most bears... most bears will look for any excuse to attack a human.

  Koda : But Kenai, *he* attacked *us*!

• Kenai : You want to know what I did this year? I went on the longest, hardest, most exhausting journey I have ever been on, with the biggest pain in the neck I have ever met. Well, what do you expect from a little brother?

  [noogies Koda] 

• Chipmunk : Well, they were right here a second ago, and now they're gone!

  Second Chipmunk : [with stuffed cheeks]  Yeah... that's really weird, huh?

  Chipmunk : So, you're telling me YOU didn't eat 'em, and you have NO IDEA where they are?

  Kenai : H-hey! You! You just talked!

  Chipmunk : J-just... b-back away... real slow-like...

  Kenai : How'd you DO that?

  [the Second Chipmunk spits out a mouthful of acorns and they both run away] 

  Chipmunk : I KNEW you had them in there!

• Kenai : Don't DO that!

  Koda : Scared you, didn't I?

  Kenai : There's scared... and then there's surprised.

  Koda : And you were both! Whoa...

  [he looks away for a second, hinting for Kenai to try. Kenai gives his best effort at roaring] 

  Koda : Nice try. Uh, you got a little spit right there...

• Kenai : Okay, okay, Heh... Koda... I, uh... I... I gotta get goin'...

  Koda : Well, when you come back, we can go...

  Kenai : I... I won't be coming back.

  Koda : What? Why not?

  Kenai : Because... well... it's hard to explai...

  Tug : You're leaving?

  Kenai : GAH! UH, NO! Well I, uh... I mean yes. Uh... well it's just that I... I don't... I don't belong here.

  Tug : "Don't belong"? EVERY bear belongs here.

• Koda : Hey, I don't wanna brag or nothing, but I got some moves.

  Kenai : Oh, really?

  Koda : Yeah. Now, this first one, well... it's just a little something I like to call... the Slasher. And this, I call... Flying Fury of Death.

  Kenai : [mock terror]  Ah! The hunter's coming back.

  Koda : Aah! Where?

• [Kenai screams when he sees a bunch of bears] 

  Kenai : AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhh... huh?

  Blonde Bear : Hey, you're stirrin' up the water, dude...

  Tug : Yeah, try not to scare off the fish there, buddy.

• Kenai : Koda... your mother's not coming back.

• [to Kenai, stuck in a trap and hanging from a tree] 

  Koda : What are you doing? Guess you didn't see the trap, huh? I saw it from a mile away! You must be pretty embarrassed!

  [whispering] 

  Koda : Don't worry... I won't tell *anyone!*

  Kenai : What?

  Koda : You need to get down! Let me help...

  [he starts hitting Kenai with a stick] 

  Kenai : Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... OW!

  Koda : Hold still!

  Kenai : No, just- Ow! Stop it! Ow! Ooh! Would you just- Ow! Get... get... hey... STOP IT!

  Koda : It's no use. The only way to get down is to *chew your own foot off*!

• [Kenai tells Denahi his choice to stay a bear and look after Koda] 

  Kenai : He needs me.

  Denahi : You know, you did look better as a bear...

• [Sitka reminds Denahi's totem doesn't gaurentee his wisdom] 

  Kenai : Yeah... I guess the spirits messed up on both of our totems.

  Sitka : You know, I felt the same way when Tanana gave me mine.

  Kenai : Get out of here.

  Sitka : No, really. I said, "The eagle of guidance? What does that mean?"... But now that I'm older, I know it's about being a leader... and keeping an eye on you two.

  Kenai : ...I just want to get my hand print on that wall.

  Sitka : Just be patient, Kenai. When you live by your totem... you will.

  Kenai : Really?

  Sitka : Guarantee it.

• Kenai : Keep all that cuddly bear stuff to a minimum, okay, kid?

• [holding Denahi and Kenai back from fighting each other] 

  Sitka : Now, the quicker we get these fish, the faster we're gonna get to your ceremony. So let's all just try and get along for a few hours! Okay, Denahi?

  Denahi : Whatever you say!

  Sitka : Okay, Ken-

  [notices he isn't holding Kenai anymore] 

  Kenai : [already in his boat]  So? What are we waiting for?

• Tanana : Kenai, I have been to the mountain where the lights touch the earth, and the Great Spirits have revealed to me your totem. To become a man, your actions must be guided by one thing: Your totem is... love. Yes, love.

  Kenai : [disappointed]  The bear of love?

  Tanana : A love that connects and unites all living things.

• [looking for Sitka on the mountain after realizing he killed Koda's mother] 

  Kenai : Sitka! Sitka, are you there? Sitka! Sitka... please, Sitka... I don't know what else to do.